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The Buzz-Term 1 Week 6 Tuesday 5th March 2019

The Buzz Beresford Road Public School

74 Beresford Road, Greystanes, 2145 T 98962644 F 9896 3172 Email: beresfdrd-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

The Buzz Term 1 Week 6 Tuesday 5th March 2019

Assemblies

Friday 08/03 2.00pm Years 3-6 4T

Friday 15/03 9.00am Years K-2 2BW

Friday 22/03 2.00pm Years 3-6 5/6L

Upcoming Events

March

Thurs 7th Zone Swimming

Thurs 14th Selective High School Test

Principal Update

As most of you know, I was seconded in August 2018 to the

position of Director, Educational Leadership, Carlingford

Network. This contract was to be concluded on 29 March

2019 – in about 3 weeks!

I was notified last Friday that the substantive director would

not be returning to the position and asked if I would contin-

ue until recruitment could fill the position. I have agreed to

stay on until the end of term two to allow the time needed

for the position to be filled. I will be returning to Beresford

Road at this time.

While I really miss the students, staff and community at

Beresford Road, I believe the right thing to do for the De-

partment of Education is to remain as relieving director un-

til the position is filled next term.

I’d like to thank Kaye Pearson and the executive team for

managing the school during my absence. More information

will come from the school on organisation during term 2.

Thanks

David Leydon

Relieving Principal’s Report

We tried a new photographer this year. They have been

very efficient and friendlier than previous ones. When the

photos arrive, please let us know what you think.

David Leydon has informed us that his time as Relieving

Director of Carlingford has been extended until the end of

Term 2. Our director has said she will put out an expression

of interest for Relieving Principal of Beresford Road Public

School until his return, whenever that may be.

MC Messages

Welcome to another edition of MC Messages. Well its week

6 already and time has flown by! We’ve finished our first

sensory board, and I’m proud of every class for trying their

best in helping each board come together. They’re easily

taken off the wall in the Safe Play Area and can be shared

amongst each class. They’ll improve fine motor skills as well

as assisting sensory regulation. Go team!

Everyone had a fantastic time at our teambuilding/getting to

know new staff and students’ excursion to Blacktown

Showgrounds, and thanks to Mrs Crabtree, we have a great

video to remember it by! It makes me really happy that I can

write about so many accomplishments in the Support Unit

each fortnight, we really are learning, playing and growing

down here.

Until next week, that all folks!

Adam

Tell them from me survey

Suggested newsletter text and FAQ documents for the

Tell Them From Me student feedback survey (Term 1, 2019)

Parent FAQ document for the student survey:

Schools should provide parents with the following additional

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Excursion Amount Due Due By

Stage 3 camp $100 3rd instalment 7th MARCH

document:

http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/images/

TTFM_Student_Survey_FAQs_Parent_and_Carers_T12019.p

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Suggested newsletter text:

I am delighted that this term, our school, like many other

public schools in the state, will participate in a Department

of Education initiative: the Tell Them From Me student feed-

back survey. The survey measures factors that are known to

affect academic achievement and other student outcomes.

The focus of the NSW-wide survey is on student wellbeing,

engagement and effective teaching practices.

More information about the survey is available at: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au The survey is a great opportunity for our students to provide

us with valuable and quick feedback on what they think

about school life, how engaged they are with school and the

different ways that teachers interact with them. More than

6,300 schools in Australia and around the world have used

Tell Them From Me to survey 5.4 million students. Capturing

the voices of our students will help improve how we do

things at our school.

I want to assure you that the survey is confidential. The sur-

vey is conducted online and will typically take less than 30

minutes to complete. It will be administered during school

hours between 11 March and 12 April. Participating in the

survey is entirely voluntary.

A consent form and FAQs for parents/carers about the sur-vey is being sent home with students. If you do not want your child or children to participate, please return the form to school by 12th March 2019 Copies of the form and FAQs are available from: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information-for-parents.

The consent form and FAQs are available in 23 languages.

Helpers Needed

We have some parents that already help with the home

reader books but they are in need of some more helpers. If

you are able to help from 9.00am on a Monday and a

Thursday please come to the front office to fill in some

paperwork.

Harmony Day-2019

Harmony day is 21st March. Harmony Day is a day of cultural

respect for everyone who calls Australia home-from the

traditional owners of this land to those who have come from

many countries around the world. Please remember to wear

orange clothes, hair, accessories or multicultural clothes on

the day and celebrate with us.

Money is now accepted Monday-

Thursday. NO money will be accepted

on a Friday as cash is not kept on the

premises.

Online Payments via POP are

preferred.

PLEASE NOTE THERE IS NO

PARKING IN THE STAFF

PARKING AFTER 7.30AM (ie

YOU MUST BE OUT OF THE

CARPARK BY THIS TIME) IN

THE MORNING OR BEFORE

4.30PM IN THE AFTERNOON.

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Library News

Just a reminder that all students need a bag to borrow books. This can be a shop bought

bag or it can be a plastic bag or flip flap. Kindergarten will be visiting the library in Term 2

and will begin borrowing. Our school uniform shop sell library bags for $8 but you are

welcome to purchase bags elsewhere. Please make sure your child’s name is written on

their bag in case they leave it behind or misplace it.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB EVERY CHILD WHO ORDERS A BOOK FROM ISSUE 2 GOES INTO THE DRAW TO WIN A FREE BOOK PACK Winner drawn at morning assembly in Week 8!!!

Issue 2 of Scholastic Book Club has been distributed to students. All orders need to be

placed on-line using a credit card. Instructions on how to register your child and place

your order are on the back of the student brochure. Orders need to be completed by

Thursday 14th March, 2019 and books are generally delivered to the school within a

week.

There are some exciting new books on sale this year! Prices start from as little as $2 for

some old favourites. Why not buy your child a book for Easter this year instead of

chocolate? You might also like to keep an eye out for bargains to put away for upcoming

celebrations such as birthdays and Christmas. There are books and activities for all ages!!

EVERY DOLLAR SPENT ON BOOKS BY OUR STUDENTS, EARNS POINTS FOR THE SCHOOL

TO BUY NEW BOOKS FOR THE LIBRARY!!!!!

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KC Archer Berry

Madison Dale

George Stylianou

KE Zayne Bantiles

Naomi Lloyd

Ava Korkis

KM Cooper Antoni

Jake Gallacher

Hannah Hinchliffe

KR Hasandu De Silva

Ezgi Kurtoglu

Charvi Matada

KW Carol Elsoubky

Taj Strachan

Yassin Elwdah

1F Kashaf Zaidi

Ayaan Patel

CJ Sangil

Harlow Hogan

1H Ciena Suarez

Edwin Hu

Breeze Brown

1K Ivy Mortada

Summer Kent

James Karananos

1P Ye Jin Choi

Lara Jamali

Mackenzie McKay

1SB Thomas Anastasopoulos

Aaliya Kumar

Alexander Michael

2BW Xavier Billings

Sonny Luca

Marija Arambasic

2DL Alexia Stylianou

Bradley Bitar

Yoko Zheng

2L Naomi Adamski

Liam Gava

Shobair Faghiri

2O Fatima Nour

Soma Sardar

Sienna Day

MCB Reagan Mercado

3A Ella Brame

Christos Antoniou

Grace Darnell

3W Cayla Heng

Keira Barnsley

Charlotte Begg

3ST Jolie Abdelmalik

Lulu Hunt

3/4L Nicola Harris

Ranidu De Silva

Leana Eljbeily

4A Victoria Agius

Erika Seitis

Abdul Al Qadi

4S Sarahana Shrestha

Ye Seul Choi

Neel Modi

4T Hannah Gillett

Katerina Halacas

Hamzeh Al Bayyaa

5CF None given 5P Andre Yedalian

Jessica Agius

Joun Jarrouj

5/6J Liam Barnsley

Jack Green

Mia Tedesco

5/6S Kiara Chalhoub

Kaan Yilmaz

Shreya Sancheti

5/6L None given

6G Sadya Ahmadzai

Joshua Martin

MCH Tyson Vu

Mitchell Standing

MCZ Riley Carusi

Blue Awards

Brayden Duff Lachlan Kearney Viktorya Tukel

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Every Tuesday, 3pm to 3:30pm in the Library

*** Excluding week 1 and 10 of each term. ***

Homework Club

(years 1-6)

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